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Transparency tunes in to the “dance of democracy”
The Supreme Court is now hearing a gamut of cases that will have a bearing on the future of democracy
18th Mar 2024
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A decade in incarceration: How justice failed Professor G.N. Saibaba
Saibaba speaks about how bail for the marginalised is a major blind spot for the Courts
14th Mar 2024
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G.N. Saibaba: Judiciary must ensure that fundamental rights are closely guarded
Professor Saibaba speaks to SCO about how the failures of the judiciary is reflected in prisons
12th Mar 2024
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Undoing an absurdity
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Sita Soren case overrules a 26-year-old judgement on the extent of legislative immunity
11th Mar 2024
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Money matters are the oldest matters
Oil companies, realtors and big business have a lot riding on the outcomes of the three longest-pending nine-judge bench cases
4th Mar 2024
Analysis
A star in the judicial firmament: Fali Nariman on Justice Subba Rao
An excerpt from Nariman’s autobiography showcases his wit and insight on a favourite topic: Supreme Court judges
1st Mar 2024
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“Be you ever so high”: A brief history of the Supreme Court’s call for impartial agencies
The Jain Hawala decision was meant to have freed agencies like CBI and ED from Union interference. The government keeps finding a backdoor
28th Feb 2024
From the editor's desk
The differential levels of scrutiny the Court applies to studies on caste vis-a-vis economic backwardness may have deep and abiding implications for how affirmative action policies are crafted in the future, and is especially prescient in a situation where challenges to EWS reservations remain pending.
The Mandal and Sinho Commissions: A Study in Contrasts
Studies examining caste-based backwardness have a higher bar to pass than those studying backwardness within the ‘general category'.
SCO Team
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SubscribeCan the Supreme Court Provide Reservations for Orphans?
With the petition seeking orphans to be identified as a backward class, are we moving away from a caste centric definition of backwardness.
8th Jun 2021
Part I—The Mandal and Sinho Commissions: A Study in Contrasts
There is a marked difference in the methodology employed by the Mandal and Major Sinho Commissions in studying backwardness.
11th Jan 2022
SC Offers Hope for OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections
The Maharashtra government was directed to submit data justifying its OBC reservation policy to the State Commission for Backward Castes.
20th Jan 2022
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DESK BRIEF: The SC issued an Order allowing the Union to immediately commence counselling for admissions to postgraduate medical programmes.
8th Jan 2022